I suppose this is more of a heads up than deal but I've been waiting for this to come along for a while now and thought I'd post to let people know that it is now here (Estimated Delivery 16th Jan).
The updated Shield TV will focus on picture quality with support for 4K HDR programming, and according to Nvidia, three times the performance of any other media streamer. The Shield TV’s library of 4K content is also expanding, with Amazon Video joining Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies, and Vudu, all streaming UltraHD (UHD) programming. Also coming is support for YouTube’s flagship TV app, which will offer fully immersive 360-degree viewing.
GeForce Now, the cloud GPU service used by Nvidia to enhance the Shield’s capabilities, is also getting an upgrade. It will be greatly improved by a move to GPUs based on the Pascal architecture. In addition, new practical artificial intelligence (AI) and home intelligence will be added to the platform.
Those and other features will be rolled out to both the new Shield TV and older models via a software update in January 2017.
500GB also available for pre-order.
Top comments
Leonintelex
6 Jan 1712#86
Yes, also a good replacement for an Aston Martin is a Ford Fiesta with a spoiler... does the same job afterall!
Aeschylus
5 Jan 176#1
ummm
In all honesty, one needs to think, do I need all this power..... if you are buying solely for the streaming, then buy the Mi Box 4K.... it is identical as the shield without the gaming grunt, there is no doubt these are the best boxes out there, but bloody hell they charge for that
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Aeschylus
5 Jan 176#1
ummm
In all honesty, one needs to think, do I need all this power..... if you are buying solely for the streaming, then buy the Mi Box 4K.... it is identical as the shield without the gaming grunt, there is no doubt these are the best boxes out there, but bloody hell they charge for that
baz84 to Aeschylus
5 Jan 17#6
Do you know whether the MI box also passes through Dolby TrueHD for Atmos surround sound? Cheers
danfr to Aeschylus
5 Jan 17#30
i like my wetek play 2, android TV box with a satellite receiver built in. one less box under the TV.
pass through, netflix in hd (4k works with beta update), Dolby digital, their own kodi fork, it is impressive, £110 shipped.
ganon
5 Jan 171#2
Was gonna post this but ain't that rrp?
MBeeching
5 Jan 171#3
Aside from the new controller it appears to be almost identical to the existing model.
Not certain on the HDR functionality, perhaps the current one cannot support HDMI 2.0a?
TheVeryMan
5 Jan 171#4
Excellent post, lets all check the price drop on Mi box and previous shields come 17th Jan
valy
5 Jan 17#5
I have the previous model and still pre-ordered this one. Best console/4k player!!!
TheVeryMan
5 Jan 17#7
http://www.mi.com/en/mibox/ has Mi box on HDMI2.0a.
Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable supported from HDMI version 1.3 onwards according to wiki
Anyway I'm miles behind on this. Which telly allows 5.1 passthrough? I've an old pioneer setup via optical which I want to keep but I'm in the market for a new telly and box. Over to the experts ...
googleboogle
5 Jan 17#8
Same price on amazon etc
dotnetter
5 Jan 17#9
If you need a Plex Server for multiple HD transcoding then this is a very good option - however, it might equally make sense to get multiple clients (thinking Xiaomi MiBox) that will support appropriate formats for direct play including 4K.
Just putting this out there for some opinions.
baz84 to dotnetter
5 Jan 17#13
One of the reasons I've opted to go for the shield is to use it as a Plex client due to its Dolby Atmos/TrueHD and DTS-X/DTS-HD Master Audio pass-through 7.1/5.1 capability.
I've not yet had a chance to test my receiver out using these formats and after investigating a number of other streaming alternatives this seemed to be the best/most straightforward option for me.
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Opening post
The updated Shield TV will focus on picture quality with support for 4K HDR programming, and according to Nvidia, three times the performance of any other media streamer. The Shield TV’s library of 4K content is also expanding, with Amazon Video joining Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies, and Vudu, all streaming UltraHD (UHD) programming. Also coming is support for YouTube’s flagship TV app, which will offer fully immersive 360-degree viewing.
GeForce Now, the cloud GPU service used by Nvidia to enhance the Shield’s capabilities, is also getting an upgrade. It will be greatly improved by a move to GPUs based on the Pascal architecture. In addition, new practical artificial intelligence (AI) and home intelligence will be added to the platform.
Those and other features will be rolled out to both the new Shield TV and older models via a software update in January 2017.
500GB also available for pre-order.
Top comments
In all honesty, one needs to think, do I need all this power..... if you are buying solely for the streaming, then buy the Mi Box 4K.... it is identical as the shield without the gaming grunt, there is no doubt these are the best boxes out there, but bloody hell they charge for that
All comments (147)
In all honesty, one needs to think, do I need all this power..... if you are buying solely for the streaming, then buy the Mi Box 4K.... it is identical as the shield without the gaming grunt, there is no doubt these are the best boxes out there, but bloody hell they charge for that
pass through, netflix in hd (4k works with beta update), Dolby digital, their own kodi fork, it is impressive, £110 shipped.
Not certain on the HDR functionality, perhaps the current one cannot support HDMI 2.0a?
Dolby TrueHD bitstream capable supported from HDMI version 1.3 onwards according to wiki
Anyway I'm miles behind on this. Which telly allows 5.1 passthrough? I've an old pioneer setup via optical which I want to keep but I'm in the market for a new telly and box. Over to the experts ...
Just putting this out there for some opinions.
I've not yet had a chance to test my receiver out using these formats and after investigating a number of other streaming alternatives this seemed to be the best/most straightforward option for me.